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Societies progress when access to equal education prevails, regardless of a child’s social strata or gender.
Failure of an effective educational system not only hinders the overall sustainable development of a country but also makes it straggle far behind its counterpart countries, making it susceptible to both social and economic challenges.
As research suggests, illiteracy and socio-economic problems share a strong correlation.
According to reports, Pakistan has an estimated 22.6 million out-of-school children (OOSC) aged five to sixteen. In the global ranking, this makes Pakistan as the second highest country having OOSC’s
The eye-opening statistics portray the alarming number of children that are not enrolled in schools, both at the primary and secondary level. At the primary level, 5 million children between the ages of 5 to 9 are not registered in schools. What is more astonishing is that the number doubles for secondary level, where 11.4 million children aged 10-14 are not part of a formal educational institute.
Such predicament of education stems through poverty, lack of resources, terrorism and other socio-economic problems existing in Pakistan.
Faith-based organizations around the world are diligently working to assist societies by building educational institutes. It is noteworthy to mention that every prominent Prophet of God, be it in Christianity, Judaism or Islam was always the most educated person of his time. Accordingly, every religion in their teachings has always underlined the importance of education for it reaps benefits, both spiritual and worldly.
In the Jewish culture, the importance of education and the emphasis paid on its advancement dates back to the beginning of their religion. Similarly, the Christian faith shares the same values of moral, spiritual and character education whenever the concept of ménage or community are discussed, notably in the book of proverbs.
In Islamic teachings, the utmost emphasis is paid upon the believer to acquire knowledge, be it divine or worldly. The very first verse of the Quran is proof enough. As stated in Surah- Al Alaq (96:1-5): ‘Read! In the name of your Lord Who created, created man from clots of congealed blood. Read! Your Lord is the Most Bountiful One, Who taught by the pen, taught man what he did not know’. This is the very first command given to the Prophet (PBUH) by Allah, which is to acquire knowledge as he has been bestowed with the ability to do so.
On different occasions, the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) has highlighted the importance of education.
According to a narration by Amr bin Sa’id, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said: “A single scholar of religion is more formidable against Satan than a thousand devout people.” (Tirmidhi 217 and Ibn Majah)
On another occasion, Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said: “A father gives his child nothing better than a good education.” (Tirmidhi 4977 and Baihaqi)
In order to contribute towards the effort of reducing the number of out of school children, Hand 2 Help is building a free community school for boys named ‘Jamiat Ul Hanif’. Along with Islamic studies, the institution will provide young boys with free education till secondary level. With your donation, you can facilitate the progress of young boys into successful men of tomorrow in every walk of life, solely through education.
Societies progress when access to equal education prevails, regardless of a child’s social strata or gender.
Failure of an effective educational system not only hinders the overall sustainable development of a country but also makes it straggle far behind its counterpart countries, making it susceptible to both social and economic challenges.
As research suggests, illiteracy and socio-economic problems share a strong correlation.
According to reports, Pakistan has an estimated 22.6 million out-of-school children (OOSC) aged five to sixteen. In the global ranking, this makes Pakistan as the second highest country having OOSC’s.
The eye-opening statistics portray the alarming number of children that are not enrolled in schools, both at the primary and secondary level. At the primary level, 5 million children between the ages of 5 to 9 are not registered in schools. What is more astonishing is that the number doubles for the secondary level, where 11.4 million children aged 10-14 are not part of a formal educational institute.
Such a predicament of education stems from poverty, lack of resources, terrorism, and other socio-economic problems existing in Pakistan.
Faith-based organizations around the world are diligently working to assist societies by building educational institutes. It is noteworthy to mention that every prominent Prophet of God, be it in Christianity, Judaism or Islam was always the most educated person of his time. Accordingly, every religion in their teachings has always underlined the importance of education for it reaps benefits, both spiritual and worldly.
In the Jewish culture, the importance of education and the emphasis paid on its advancement dates back to the beginning of their religion. Similarly, the Christian faith shares the same values of moral, spiritual and character education whenever the concept of ménage or community are discussed, notably in the book of proverbs.
In Islamic teachings, the utmost emphasis is paid upon the believer to acquire knowledge, be it divine or worldly. The very first verse of the Quran is proof enough. As stated in Surah- Al Alaq (96:1-5): ‘Read! In the name of your Lord Who created, created man from clots of congealed blood. Read! Your Lord is the Most Bountiful One, Who taught by the pen, taught man what he did not know’. This is the very first command given to the Prophet (PBUH) by Allah, which is to acquire knowledge as he has been bestowed with the ability to do so.
On different occasions, the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) has highlighted the importance of education.
According to a narration by Amr bin Sa’id, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said: “A single scholar of religion is more formidable against Satan than a thousand devout people.” (Tirmidhi 217 and Ibn Majah)
On another occasion, Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said: “A father gives his child nothing better than a good education.” (Tirmidhi 4977 and Baihaqi)
In order to contribute towards the effort of reducing the number of out of school children, Hand 2 Help is building a free community school for boys named ‘Jamiat Ul Hanif’. Along with Islamic studies, the institution will provide young boys with free education till secondary level. With your donation, you can facilitate the progress of young boys into successful men of tomorrow in every walk of life, solely through education.
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